# NTSB FTW76DPG13: Piper PA-18A, N3864Z, Hazen, AR, August 5, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1975
- Place: Hazen, AR · HAZEN, AR
- Location: 34.7814° N, 91.5581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazen, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7814&lon=-91.5581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1907   75/8/5    HAZEN,AR            PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 290
        TIME - 1315                    N3864Z              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORRIS AG STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BISCOE,AR                   HAZEN,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- SPOTS ON RNWY WERE MUDDY AND HAD DEEP RUTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3864Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3864Z), registered now, S/N 18-7641, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Norris Ag Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750805022009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750805022009A), Aug 5, 1975: Piper PA18150, Hazen, AR, Substantial damage. Spots on rnwy were muddy and had deep ruts

## Other investigations on N3864Z (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA72DKQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKQ15), Sep 2, 1971: Piper PA-18 (N3864Z), Edwards, MS, destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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